FEBU study plan
FEBU · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Urology (European Board Examinations in Urology - Written Examination)
Map the written-exam blueprint by listing every major urology topic area and assigning each a self-rated confidence score from 1 to 5
Build a spaced-repetition deck of 150 core facts covering anatomy, physiology, and pharmacology relevant to urology
Work through 60 written-style single-best-answer questions under timed conditions and log every error with its underlying knowledge gap
Draft a one-page formula and threshold sheet (PSA kinetics, eGFR, nomograms, antibiotic dosing) for daily review
Your checkpoint
A dated topic-confidence matrix plus an error log covering at least 60 answered questions
Urology (European Board Examinations in Urology - Written Examination)
Explain the diagnostic pathway for haematuria, including risk stratification and cystoscopy indications, in writing without notes
Compare imaging modalities for renal, ureteric, and bladder stones by sensitivity, radiation dose, and first-line indication
Summarise the AUA/EAU-style management algorithm for benign prostatic enlargement from symptoms to surgery
Answer 80 timed written-style questions weighted toward stones, haematuria, and voiding dysfunction
Your checkpoint
Three one-page decision algorithms (haematuria, stones, BPE) written from memory and checked against a reference
Urology (European Board Examinations in Urology - Written Examination)
Distinguish the staging and grading systems for kidney, bladder, prostate, and testicular cancer and state the treatment implications of each stage shift
Rehearse the systemic therapy landscape for metastatic prostate and renal cell carcinoma, including sequencing and toxicity monitoring
Interpret a set of 20 clinical scenarios involving tumour markers and imaging findings and justify the next management step
Complete 100 timed written-style questions in oncology and record accuracy by subtopic
Your checkpoint
A staging-to-treatment summary table for the four main urological malignancies, with a scored 100-question practice set
Urology (European Board Examinations in Urology - Written Examination) & Urology (European Board Examinations in Urology - Oral Examination)
Consolidate paediatric urology, andrology, and functional urology into concise revision notes covering the most testable presentations
Deliver three 10-minute spoken explanations of common written-exam scenarios to a study partner or recorded device
Complete a full-length timed mock written examination under exam conditions
Categorise every mock-exam error as knowledge, reasoning, or reading error and set a remediation action for each
Your checkpoint
A full-length mock written exam score with a written remediation plan for every incorrect answer
Urology (European Board Examinations in Urology - Oral Examination)
Structure answers to oral-exam stems using a consistent framework: presentation, differential, investigation, management, and follow-up
Practise 15 case-based oral questions aloud, timing each answer to 3 to 5 minutes
Prepare concise, evidence-anchored talking points for complications, consent, and difficult consultations
Record and review three oral answers to identify filler words, hedging, and missing safety-netting statements
Your checkpoint
A recorded set of three oral answers with a written self-critique listing at least five concrete improvements
Urology (European Board Examinations in Urology - Oral Examination)
Present ten emergency urology scenarios (testicular torsion, obstructed infected kidney, Fournier gangrene, priapism, trauma) aloud with immediate management steps
Defend management choices when challenged with a follow-up question, practising escalation and de-escalation of care
Rehearse guideline-based answers on antibiotic prophylaxis, thromboprophylaxis, and enhanced recovery in urological surgery
Run two 20-minute mock oral sessions with a colleague acting as examiner and score them against a rubric
Your checkpoint
Two scored mock oral sessions with rubric feedback and a prioritised list of weak areas
Urology (European Board Examinations in Urology - Written Examination) & Urology (European Board Examinations in Urology - Oral Examination)
Revisit the lowest-scoring written subtopics from weeks 1 to 4 and re-answer 60 targeted questions
Deliver five full oral cases end-to-end, including investigations and long-term follow-up, without notes
Integrate written knowledge into oral answers by citing trial names, guideline recommendations, and numerical thresholds
Refine the personal formula and threshold sheet down to the facts still being missed
Your checkpoint
A second targeted written practice set at 80 percent or higher accuracy plus five completed oral cases
Urology (European Board Examinations in Urology - Written Examination) & Urology (European Board Examinations in Urology - Oral Examination)
Sit one final timed mock written paper and one full mock oral circuit under realistic conditions
Review all accumulated error logs and confirm that each recurring gap now has a correct, rehearsed answer
Practise time management and triage strategy for the written paper and structure-first answering for the oral
Finalise a one-page pre-exam summary covering the highest-yield facts and the oral answer framework
Your checkpoint
Final mock written and oral results documented alongside a one-page pre-exam summary sheet
Milestones
Week 2: Written practice accuracy reaches at least 65 percent across stones, haematuria, and voiding dysfunction, and the three decision algorithms are reproducible from memory
Week 4: Full-length mock written exam completed under timed conditions with a score of at least 60 percent and every error classified and assigned a remediation action
Week 6: Two mock oral sessions scored against a rubric, with no more than two major omissions per case and a documented list of weak areas
Week 8: Final mock written score at or above 75 percent and a complete oral circuit delivered within time limits using the standard answer framework